A Robin Boyd enthusiast has snapped up two houses designed by the legendary architect for a similar price to one house in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
A Robin Boyd enthusiast has bought two of the architect’s mid-century houses on Melbourne’s western fringe and will be only their third owner since the homes were built.
The houses in Long Forest, near Bacchus Marsh, were listed for sale with a price guide of $2 million to $2.2 million and sold within the range. The five-bedroom Boyd Baker House has two living areas, polished concrete floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stone walls, all wrapped around a central courtyard, and is registered by the Heritage Council of Victoria. It was designed by Boyd for University of Melbourne mathematics lecturer Dr Michael Baker and built in the 1960s.
The two-bedroom Dower House is built with similar materials and curved internal walls, and was commissioned as a home for Baker’s mother-in-law. Their only other owners have been architectural philanthropist and lawyer Peter Mitrakas and his wife, Mary Ann, who bought the homes in 2006. The sellers hoped to find the right buyer for the renowned architect’s project, and decided to move on to renovate a centuries-old property in Europe.The selling agents were LAWD’s Nathan Cleeland and Patrick Kerr.
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